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So they came to this romantic if treacherous spot to recommit to each other, stephen said. to kiss and make up. >> the spot where they went is not a spot you would go to reconcile with anybody. >> detectives weren't buying the story for another reason. they had found something suspicious inside scharf's car. a bag filled with items you'd expect for a romantic picnic and one you would not. a hammer. >> you have your wine, cheese, crackers, opener, claw hammer. i mean, red flags are going up. they reached the top of the pole at that point. >> did you think that might be a murder weapon? >> yeah,...

To kiss and make up. >> the spot where they went is not a spot you go to reconcile with anybody. >> reporter: detectives weren't buying the story for another reason. they found something suspicious inside the car. a bag filled with items you would expect for a romantic picnic and one you would not. a hammer. >> you have wine, cheese, crackers, opener -- claw hammer. if red flags were going off, they reached the top of the pole at that point? >> reporter: did you think it was a murder weapon? >> i thought that might have been plan a. he didn't use it so he went to plan b. >> reporter: which he ...

Each other, stephen said, to kiss and make up. >> and the spot where they went is not a spot you'd go to reconcile with anybody. >> detectives weren't buying the story for another reason. they had found something suspicious inside scharf's car, a bag filled with items you'd expect for a romantic picnic and one you would not, a hammer. >> oh, yeah, your wine, cheese, crackers, opener, claw hammer. i mean, if red flags are going up, they reached the top of the pole at that point. >> did you think that might be a murder weapon? >> yeah. i thought that might have been plan "a" and he didn't use it...

What was that hammer doing in the picnic bag? >> he told us he fixed a adraer in his kitchen with the hammer and forgot to put it back in the garage. >> detectives asked if they could check out the drawer and the rest of steven's house that night. he agreed. but as it turned out something potentially far more telling was happening away from the action. >> and i said, look, mr. sharp, i'm your local police department. >> he was told to keep an eye on steven sharp that night as detectives combed through his house. the officer says he began talking to steven about what had happened to jody when s...

>> i thought that might have been plan a. he didn't use it so he went to plan b. >> reporter: which he believed was to push or throw jody from the cliff. so detectives asked stephen the obvious. what was a hammer doing in the picnic bag? >> he said he fixed a draw in the kitchen with the hammer. he just forgot to put it back in the garage. he put it in the bag with the picnic items. it was just convenient. it was a convenient excuse for having the hammer. >> reporter: detectives asked if they could check out the drawer and the rest of stephen's house that night. he agreed. but something potent...